--- title: "1 Knowing Body Quotes By Dianna Anderson" description: "1 Knowing Body quotes by Dianna Anderson. Plus more from Dianna Anderson and more Knowing Body sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a70/dianna-anderson-54738_knowing-yourself_purity-culture-often-functions-by-shamin_14228.jpg" --- > [“Purity culture often functions by shaming us for seeking knowledge about our own bodies. Studying even the scientific elements of sexual intercourse can feel like a rebellion. Knowing yourself, even just medically or scientifically, is a step away from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianna-anderson/purity-culture-often-functions-by-shaming-us-for-seeking-knowledge/) [Dianna Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianna-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a70/dianna-anderson-54738_knowing-yourself_purity-culture-often-functions-by-shamin_14228.jpg) ## More by Dianna Anderson > [“Purity culture often functions by shaming us for seeking knowledge about our own bodies. Studying even the scientific elements of sexual intercourse can feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianna-anderson/purity-culture-often-functions-by-shaming-us-for-seeking-knowledge/) [Dianna Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianna-anderson/) > [“evangelicalism instills a “fix-it” attitude into theories about marriage, about sex lives, about everything involving sexual identity. We need to remove ourselves from this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianna-anderson/evangelicalism-instills-a-fix-it-attitude-into-theories-about/) [Dianna Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianna-anderson/) > [“Never make choices simply because someone told you what is right. Know yourself, know your situation, know God for yourself, and decide what is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianna-anderson/never-make-choices-simply-because-someone-told-you-what-is-right-know/) [Dianna Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianna-anderson/) > [“Whoever you are, you are loved by a God who finds you beautiful and wants you to be fulfilled in life. Be a safe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianna-anderson/whoever-you-are-you-are-loved-by-a-god-who-finds-you-beautiful-and/) [Dianna Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianna-anderson/) > [“Contrary to popular evangelical belief, feeling anger is not a sin—you’re allowed to feel angry. You should feel angry. Being outraged at mistreatment is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianna-anderson/contrary-to-popular-evangelical-belief-feeling-anger-is-not-a-sin-you/) [Dianna Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianna-anderson/) > [“Regardless of your sexual state, you are a human being, you are a created person of God, and you are whole. Instead of talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dianna-anderson/regardless-of-your-sexual-state-you-are-a-human-being-you-are-a/) [Dianna Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dianna-anderson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knowing-body/dianna-anderson/#itemlist", "name": "1 Knowing Body Quotes By Dianna Anderson", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Purity culture often functions by shaming us for seeking knowledge about our own bodies. 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